Past educational studies reveal that students have difficulty making the connection between the mathematical and analytical models used to describe building
behavior and the behavior itself. This thesis examines the development and use of
visual simulation software as a tool to help students create connections between abstract mathematical models and the real world. A framework for the software was
designed and implemented, enabling students to interactively construct, analyze, and
evaluate models within a single environment. The software was tested by students in
an undergraduate dynamics course to assess its effectiveness as a learning tool. Results are presented through scenarios that demonstrate the extensibility and
flexibility
of the framework and an analysis of student responses from the Student Assessment
of Learning Gains instrument.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/86067 |
| Date | 10 October 2008 |
| Creators | Fong, Donald Brian |
| Contributors | Srinivasan, Vinod |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, born digital |
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